Historic Sail: The Glory of the Sailing Ship from the 13th to the 19th Century
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1853673994 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Joseph Wheatley has spent more than thirty years researching and illustrating the history of sailing vessels. The vessels covered include: Portuguese carracks; Venetian merchantmen; Spanish galleys and galleons; Elizabethan warships; European ships of the line; and the sleek frigates, yachts and clippers of the nineteenth century. Historic Sail features wonderful color artwork by Joseph Wheatley and accompanying text by leading naval historian Stephen Howarth. Stephen Howarth is a leading expert on maritime history and the author of numerous books, including a biography of Nelson.. 91 color plates 14 x 15 * Lavishly illustrated with large-scale, color artwork * Detailed narrative of the rise and fall of sailing ships * Covers more than 500 years of maritime history This special, large format, magnificently illustrated book is a lavish panorama of some of the most elegant ships ever built and an essential addition to literature on this captivating subject
Beautifully detailed drawings. Tony Watson A young lad is inspired to draw ships by a challenge from his friend's mother - this developed into a life-long passion and in this book we see the results of that passion. 91 exquisitely-drawn pictures of historic craft from the 13th to the 19th Century are just part of this man's production - would that we coul. Pictures A-Plenty !! A Customer If you are a just lover of Historic Tall Ships and especially if you are a serious Model Shipwright, this book is a must! The *large* pictures and historic details, make this book well worth the price. and the price here is a deal. I bought this book when it came out for the full price and don't feel I've missed . Amazing Illustrations If you like sailing ships or tall ships this is a coffee table book you need to get. Can spend hours just looking over the details.
Obscure striped flags dangle from looming diagonal spars, and intricate webs of rigging give space and position to sails actual and potential, as each of Wheatley's meticulously drawn crafts catches the wind from off the page. . From Publishers Weekly Howarth and Wheatley's spectacular collaboration isn't exactly a history of sailing ships. German cogs, Howarth writes, "were characterized by an angular straight stem-post," while English and Danish cogs kept their stem-posts curved--those stem posts "prevented the use of a till